Center for Community Engagement

Since our founding in 1934, Jacksonville University has a long tradition of community
service. During the 2016-17 school year, the Jacksonville University community provided
over 30,000 volunteer hours with an economic impact of over $700,000 (based on the
nationally accepted value of $23.07 per volunteer hour). Jacksonville University also
provided over $150k in support to charitable organizations through sponsorships and
donations in that year alone.

Statement of Social Responsibility​

Jacksonville University will be a strong and committed partner for the people and
stakeholders of our community. As a leading academic institution, we have a responsibility
to give back to the community through an investment of time and resources. We are
proud to be part of a Jacksonville community that values service to others and has
one of the highest volunteer rates in the country. Our relationship and focus will
continually evolve to ensure we are providing value to the community.

About the Center for Community Engagement

The Jacksonville University Center for Community Engagement (CCE) was created to serve
as the lead for the University’s community outreach. The CCE connects our University
and the community through service. The CCE works with students, staff, faculty, alumni,
and community partners to make a meaningful impact on our community while helping
all Dolphins learn to serve, and serve to learn.​

Jacksonville University thanks the University of Cincinnati for their assistance in
establishing the Center for Community Engagement by sharing their experience and expertise.

News

Jacksonville University has gained official 2017 Tree Campus USA recognition from the Arbor Day Foundation, the third year in a row it has been singled out for its commitment to effective urban forest management. Only 344 campuses – fewer than 10 percent of all public and private U.S. colleges – meet the requirements for the recognition. …

Those close to School of Aviation Director Capt. Matt Tuohy (Ret) ’75 ’03 are accustomed to it. Those who meet him for the first time quickly grasp it: His primary mission is always about what he can do for others. How he can make their task and life just a little easier. How he can …

Students in Sociology Professor Shelley Grant’s Media and Crime class reconnected with youths from Arlington area schools this week to culminate their semester-long mentoring together and give the young mentees a taste of campus life. (See a Facebook photo gallery here.) After a spirited greeting from President Tim Cost and Provost Dr. Donnie Horner, during …

Jacksonville University has become the first private higher education institution in Florida to commit to the goals of the American College Health Association’s “Healthy Campus Pledge” and is now part of an exclusive network of official Healthy Campus 2020 Partners. The pledge involves a rigorous, detailed look at a university’s practices related to health, fitness, …

A new 20,000-square-foot, $2.5 million “Jacksonville University Boys & Girls Club” on Justina Terrace near campus will be among the vanguard of the nonprofit’s facilities when it opens in 2019, on land owned by the University. The collaboration with Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida is another proactive move by JU to strengthen key …